Efficient drying – removing moisture before food begins to decompose – requires a temperature of at least 86 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity below 60 percent. Though heat is critical, it’s best to ...

Wine and cd's excepted, I'm not an acquisitive sort. For the past several years though, I felt a powerful need to own a food dryer. What I had in mind wasn't a modest model with a few trays: I wanted ...

I borrowed a friend’s food dehydrator earlier this summer and spent a week drying all kinds of fruit. I dried peaches, mangoes, figs, apples, bananas, apricots and nectarines. I even made my own ...

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A quick and easy way to process ripe figs is to cut them in half and dehydrate them. Dear Helen: I’ve been drying halved figs in my food dehydrator, but because of this year’s large crop numerous figs ...

If you frequently purchase dried snacks like banana chips and beef jerky, or need to preserve your garden harvest, a food dehydrator could be a practical and cost-saving investment. Using a fan and ...